Why was the word "Emperor" or "Empress" not used as much in British/European Monarchies despite the British/various European Empires? EG: King George III declined to use "Emperor of the British Isles", preferring instead "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland." Why? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

Why was the word "Emperor" or "Empress" not used as much in British/European Monarchies despite the British/various European Empires? EG: King George III declined to use "Emperor of the British Isles", preferring instead "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland." Why?

by zz2113

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There are several old but enlightening comments from /u/WhenTheRvlutionComes, /u/intangible-tangerine, and /u/SheldonNovick in this thread here, but there is always room for further discussion.